We are pleased to announce that MHM’s Emerging Professionals were recognized at the recent Design Gala held by AIA East Tennessee. The Living Lattice project took home the Citation Award in the Emerging Professionals category.

The project was a design/build/engage/grow initiative for Park(ing) Day Knox displayed temporarily on Gay St. in downtown Knoxville, and later permanently installed at Beardsley Community Farm in North Knoxville. The project team collaborated with Blaine Construction and two local nonprofit organizations, Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) and Beardsley Community Farm. Based on our partners’ visions, goals were established to create a sustainable, reusable, and educational structure that would support the Beardsley Farm mission when relocated to its final home. 

As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 situation, our team remains committed to providing the highest level of service and responsiveness.  The foundation of our efforts is connectivity, reflected in the strong teamwork and relationships that have made MHM a for the past two years.

We continue to explore innovative technologies to stay connected.  Our monthly “Wild Wednesday” events have shifted to a digital platform, allowing us to enjoy collaboration and conversations with our whole team.  Events like these are allowing us to maintain an open dialogue that gives every member of the firm a voice.  We believe these initiatives are reflected in the successful work we continue to produce for our valued clients and partners.

MHM is continuing its strong relationship with The University of Tennessee (COAD).  In addition to participating as project review critics throughout the semester, several members of our team teach graduate & undergraduate level architecture courses, and our Vice President, Margaret Butler, currently sits on the college’s Board of Advisors.

Through our collaboration with the college, we have had the opportunity to see firsthand the COAD community’s ability to pivot and continue to move forward this semester.  We are extremely inspired by the end of the year by its talented students and staff.  More than ever, we offer our congratulations to the graduating class of 2020!

Exciting progress continues at The University of Tennessee Engineering Services Facility.

On a recent site visit, our team got to see the concrete frames substantially completed and exterior skins now under way. The 230,000 SF Laboratory and Education facility is slated for completion in 2021.

PORT, recipient of the 2020 Emerging Voices Award from The Architectural League of New York, is leading the architectural and landscape architectural design, with MHM consulting and serving as Architect of Record on the 400-acre  in Clinton, Tennessee. Located along the Clinch River, the new park includes a 22,000-sf visitors’ center; a 5,000-sf boat house and launch; a 200-ft long market roof; a 1.5-acre signature playground; a 2-acre bike pump-track and skills course; an 8-acre wildflower meadow; nearly 2,500 newly planted trees; 18-miles of bike and hiking trails; and a canopy walk structure wrapping an existing on-site water tank with spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains to the south. The 25-acre Phase 1 of the park is set to open in 2021.